3.0.0 627 2023-01-11T13:27:55Z 2023-01-11T13:27:55Z Senate S 2015-03-03 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2015-09-28T22:46:21Z Markup by 2015-07-22T18:30:00Z Hearings by 2015-05-13T22:25:51Z Referred to 2015-03-03T20:00:19Z S. Rept. 114-148 2015-09-28 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240. Calendars 2015-09-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-148. Minority views filed. Committee 2015-09-28 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-148. Minority views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-07-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2015-05-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-182. Committee 2015-03-03 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH N M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2015-03-03 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2015-03-03 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2015-03-03 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-03-03 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-03-03 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2015-03-03 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2015-03-03 True T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2015-03-10 False C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2015-07-16 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2015-11-16 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2015-11-17 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2015-11-18 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2015-12-18 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2016-01-27 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2016-02-22 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2016-12-08 False 2015-07-30T21:01:08Z S. 627, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50695 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 22, 2015 Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Performance measurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-21T15:46:24Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, within 180 days after the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) submits a report to Congress on investigations carried out in calendar year 2014 that identifies VA medical facilities at which scheduling practices did not comply with VA policies and procedures, to identify each VA employee who: (1) during any of FY2011-FY2014, contributed to the purposeful omission of the names of veterans from an electronic wait list for health care at such a facility or was a VA supervisor who knew or should have known that the employee contributed to such omission; and (2) received a bonus in part because of such omission.

Requires the Secretary, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to order such employee to repay the bonus. Authorizes the employee to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board.

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01 2015-09-28 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2015-10-01T19:03:30Z (Sec. 1) This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes an adverse finding that a VA employee has violated a VA policy for which the employee may be removed or suspended, or has violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year, the VA may not award a bonus to such employee until the earlier of the date that:

  • is five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the adverse finding was made, or
  • the finding is found to have been made in error.

If an adverse finding is made, the VA, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall direct the employee to repay any bonus he or she received during the year in which the adverse finding is made, unless such finding is found to have been made in error.

(Sec. 2) If a VA employee receives a reprimand or admonishment the VA shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the employee's permanent record as long as he or she is employed by the VA.

]]> A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s627rs/xml/BILLS-114s627rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s627is/xml/BILLS-114s627is.xml 2015-09-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.